|
1 - eins |
1st - ers+t
plus an
ending |
|
2 - zwei |
2nd - zwei+t plus an
ending |
|
3 - drei |
3rd -
drit+t
plus an
ending |
|
4 - vier |
4th - vier+t plus an
ending |
|
5 - fünf |
5th - fünf+t plus an
ending |
|
6 - sechs |
5th - sechs+t plus an
ending |
|
7 - sieben |
7th - sieb+t
plus an
ending (less common: sieben+t plus an
ending) |
|
8 - acht |
8th - acht+
plus an
ending (no second "t" is added) |
|
9 - neun |
9th - neun+t plus an
ending |
|
10 - zehn |
10th - zehn+t plus an
ending |
|
11 - elf |
11th - elf+t plus an
ending |
|
12 - zwölf |
12th - zwölf+t plus an
ending |
|
13 - dreizehn |
13th - dreizehn+t plus an
ending |
|
14 - vierzehn |
14th - vierzehn+t plus an
ending |
|
15 - fünfzehn |
15th - fünfzehn+t plus an
ending |
|
16 - sechzehn |
16th - sechzehn+t plus an
ending |
|
17 - siebzehn |
17th - siebzehn+t plus an
ending |
|
18 - achtzehn |
18th - achtzehn+t plus an
ending |
|
19 - neunzehn |
19th - neunzehn+t plus an
ending |
|
20 - zwanzig |
20th - zwanzig+st plus an
ending |
|
21 - einundzwanzig |
21st - einundzwanzig+st plus an
ending |
|
22 - zweiundzwanzig |
22nd - zweiundzwanzig+st plus an
ending |
|
..... |
..... |
|
30 - dreißig |
30th - dreißig+st plus an
ending |
|
31 - einunddreißig |
31st - einunddreißig+st plus an
ending |
|
..... |
..... |
|
100 - hundert |
100th - hundert+st plus an
ending |
|
..... |
..... |
|
1000 - tausend |
1000th - tausend+st plus an
ending |
|
An ordinal number is a number that indicates the position of
something or somebody in a sequence,
e.g. first, second, third, fourth etc.
Formation:
Add -t and the necessary ending to the cardinal number up
to the nineteenth, from then on add -st and the necessary ending.
The irregular forms are highlighted.
Which ending do I need?
After "am" and "im" you
have to add an -en, e.g. Er hat am zwölften April Geburtstag. (His birthday is on the
12th of April.)
Sie wurde am neunundzwanzigsten Februar geboren. (She was born on
February 29th.)
Sie sind im vierten Semester. (They are in their 4th
semester.)
Unser Zimmer ist im dritten Stock. (Our
room is on the third floor.)
When you tell somebody today's date, the ending is
-e, e.g. Heute ist der fünfzehnte Mai. (Today is the 15th of
May.)
Note: In German, you put a dot after a digit which expresses an
ordinal number, e.g.
1st = 1.
2nd = 2.
3rd = 3.
4th = 4.
5th = 5. |